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Leon Bosch: Treasures from the New World, Vol.4: Brazilian Piano Quintets
Plenty to entice the ear in this thought-provoking series
La Rêveuse: L’Enigme Sainte Colombe
A viola da gamba master comes to life in imaginative performances
Xavier Phillips: Piazzolla
Argentine classics compellingly reworked for cello
María Dueñas: Homage to Heifetz
Fire and flair from a young Spanish phenomenon
Signum Quartet: the earth trembled
Janáček set in a new context proves thrilling
Kuss Quartet: Del Campo
A venerated teacher proves too conservative to excite
Concert reviews
The Strad Recommends: Trio Azura: Storytellers
An impressively mature first album from this US-based trio
The Strad Recommends: Thomas Bowes: Elgar
A much-loved concerto is winningly brought to life
The Strad Recommends: Opus13: Grieg, Mendelssohn
A noteworthy recording debut from a group already making waves
Festival round-up: 2026 Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe
String players loomed large at this year’s Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe (7–31 August), as David Kettle discovered
Concert review: Adrian Brendel (cello) Dénes Várjon (piano)
Janet Banks visits London’s Wigmore Hall on 12 July 2026 for the recital of Beethoven, Brahms, Kurtág and Dohnányi
Festival round-up: Rencontres Musicales d’Évian
Charlotte Gardner reports on two days (1–2 July) of string-related highlights at the festival, which took place at Évian-les-Bains, France, from 24 June to 5 July
Book reviews
Anne-Sophie Mutter: American Tunes #1
Previn is the standout composer here in premiere recordings
Book review: The Golden Age of the Flemish Violins
Stefan Hersh reads Jan Strick’s long-awaited survey of instrument makers from Flanders, including contributions by Anne-Emmanuelle Ceulemans and Guy Rooryck
Book review: Bows and Arrows: The Autobiography
Tully Potter reads the autobiography of Julian Lloyd Webber, one of the UK’s best-known cellists and pedagogues
Cellophonics: Wood on the Tracks
An unorthodox quartet scores highly on passion
Solomiya Ivakhiv: Music of Resilience
A powerful album offering music as protest
Esmé Quartet: Nui
A Wigmore Hall competition laureate celebrates its tenth birthday
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